hi liferider,the tank has a capa of 19liters aprox 5 gallon,and has a like build in skid plate the lower material is 5mm thik plus has a carbon inner lining ,i build the bike for fast enduro not for rock crawling ........best regs cris....

hi liferider,the tank has a capa of 19liters aprox 5 gallon,and has a like build in skid plate the lower material is 5mm thik plus has a carbon inner lining ,i build the bike for fast enduro not for rock crawling ........best regs cris....

A Montana back road south of Great Falls in June
A couple from Wyoming, also in June
Alberta foothills looking west to the Rockies in July
Bow Lake on Icefields Parkway in July
Heading west on the Yellowhead Highway to Prince Rupert in July

Bear Glacier on the way to Stewart BC and Hyder Alaska in July

Washington Pass on Highway 20 in Washington State in October
A back road in Washington State in October

Great pics and rides!
I love Canada, you lucky canadians...
Someday I hope...

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Coming to Charlotte, I'll ride down, it's only a one tank trip, 480 miles, I can stay with my Niece. I may actually be riding through Charlotte in a few weeks

Wow...! it would be great to also meet you Mike overthere, just like that...
And better for Blur, he can deliver me to Canada with you when he feels enough is enough with me...

Anyway, don't be affraid, long rides and flight tickets are temporarily postponed for me, due to my little kids (6 and 5 years old) and to family's budget. I'm in the middle of a standby stage until they grow up a few years, until that time when they don't miss you a bit . I will then return to long rides, I dream with rides out of LatAm.
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HellSickle, here is a close up photo of the gas can on the left side. It is your basic 5 litre plastic gas can that you can buy just about anywhere. I got two of them at Canadian Tire. I have one on each side. Nothing fancy about how they are mounted. They are held on by two web straps. One runs under the passenger footpeg, up inside the footpeg brace, around the gas can through the handle. This strap is held in place under the footpeg by two sided velcro straps looped around the footpeg. The second strap runs around the forward bar of my Happy Trails pannier rack and through the handle. I have traveled over 10,000 kms with the gas cans strapped to the bike this way without a problem, even over some very rough roads. I only fill them when I need the 500 km range the additional 10 litres of fuel gives me. Also, there is no interference with my size 12 riding boots. Cheers, David

HellSickle, here is a close up photo of the gas can on the left side. It is your basic 5 litre plastic gas can that you can buy just about anywhere. I got two of them at Canadian Tire. I have one on each side. Nothing fancy about how they are mounted. They are held on by two web straps. One runs under the passenger footpeg, up inside the footpeg brace, around the gas can through the handle. This strap is held in place under the footpeg by two sided velcro straps looped around the footpeg. The second strap runs around the forward bar of my Happy Trails pannier rack and through the handle. I have traveled over 10,000 kms with the gas cans strapped to the bike this way without a problem, even over some very rough roads. I only fill them when I need the 500 km range the additional 10 litres of fuel gives me. Also, there is no interference with my size 12 riding boots. Cheers, David

Thanks David!

On our previous trip to BC I was on a KLR with 250-300 mile range. I only expect ~180 miles or so on the 990. I might look into a slightly larger can for each side. I might experiment with ~2 gallon.

BTW, nice looking bike . Have you considered painting the cans a KTM orange?

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Anyway, don't be affraid, long rides and flight tickets are temporarily postponed for me, due to my little kids (6 and 5 years old) and to family's budget. I'm in the middle of a standby stage until they grow up a few years....

You get to the USA & I'll get you to Canada this side side if the Mississippi. (East)